The Low GI Shopper's Guide

A comprehensive guide of GI food values.

The Low GI Shopper’s Guide to GI Values 2011 is a book that gives an authoritative source of glycemic index values for 1200 different foods. This book, by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster-Powell is a great resource for those following the low glycemic index diet. These authors have co-authored several books together that are included in the New York Time’s bestselling series New Glucose Revolution. For anyone paying attention to the glycemic index in their foods, this guide can give you the values for many foods which is the key to receiving the maximum benefit.

This book includes shopping lists, dining out advice and information on planning your meals. The Low GI Shopper’s Guide is updated every year, so there is always one place to find the information you need. This is also a great guide for people that are trying to manage diabetes, heart disease, trying to manage weight loss and anyone following a gluten-free diet.

The low GI diet is one that helps you reduce harmful diseases like diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol. Eating a lot of high GI foods can be harmful to your overall health, especially if you are already overweight. Although the low GI diet does not require that you eliminate carbs, it does help you to select those that have a lower GI level. Using The Low GI Shopper’s Guide will help you make informed decisions and assure that you pick up foods that will work with your diet. Some low GI foods that are highlighted in the book include:

Meat, seafood, eggs and protein

Nuts and seeds

Oils and dressings

Pasta and noodles

Rice

Cookies and crackers

Bread

Fruit

Beverages

Breakfast cereals

EXERCISE

There is no exercise guidance included with The Low GI Shopper’s Guide.

CONCLUSION

The Low GI Shopper’s Guide offers you plenty of information on the low GI foods so that you can continue making wise choices when shopping and eating out. Those following the low GI diet can use this book to stay successful and have access to plenty of food information while you are on your weight loss journey.

The information provided within this site is strictly for the purposes of information only and is not a replacement or substitute for professional advice, doctors visit or treatment. The provided content on this site should serve, at most, as a companion to a professional consult. It should under no circumstance replace the advice of your primary care provider. You should always consult your primary care physician prior to starting any new fitness, nutrition or weight loss regime.